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How non-technical teams can learn to embrace AI

Tue, 16th Dec 2025
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Non-technical teams can learn to embrace AI by champion-led experiments, simple tools and clear leadership to boost productivity safely.
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Kore.ai brings AI agent automation to Microsoft 365 suite

Wed, 19th Nov 2025
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Kore.ai integrates its AI agents into Microsoft 365 suite, enabling secure automation across Word, Teams, and Outlook for enterprise productivity.
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Why enterprise AI keeps looking backwards instead of moving forward

Tue, 14th Oct 2025
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Many enterprise AI systems mimic human tasks, limiting innovation; experts urge shifting to machine-native designs for transformative potential beyond imitation.
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AI adoption grows in Australia & New Zealand but skills lag

Thu, 9th Oct 2025
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AI adoption is rising fast in Australia and New Zealand, but most workers lack training, hindering businesses from realising true benefits of the technology.
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monday.com launches AI agents & upgrades to power workplace automation

Thu, 25th Sep 2025
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monday.com launches AI agents and upgrades to boost automation, enhancing sales, marketing, and enterprise controls for over 250,000 users worldwide.
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Behind the bots: Rebuilding agent trust in the age of AI

Tue, 23rd Sep 2025
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Contact centres in Australia and New Zealand embrace AI for efficiency but face challenges in rebuilding trust and support for human agents amid rising job anxieties.
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Incremental intelligence: The case for AI as an intern, not a partner

Mon, 22nd Sep 2025
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Treat AI like an intern, not a partner: start with small tasks, verify accuracy, and only promote its role once reliability is proven to manage risk effectively.
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Workday acquires Sana for USD $1.1 billion to boost AI at work

Wed, 17th Sep 2025
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Workday will acquire AI firm Sana for USD $1.1 billion to integrate AI tools enhancing employee experience and learning across its platform.
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Deel launches AI Workforce to streamline global HR & payroll

Tue, 19th Aug 2025
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Deel launches AI Workforce, offering seven AI agents to automate HR and payroll tasks across 150+ countries, easing understaffing pressures globally.
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Agents reshape work as guardian AI addresses new risks

Tue, 17th Jun 2025
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Agentic AI agents are transforming work, boosting productivity and privacy, while guardian AI tackles emerging risks in AI autonomy and security.
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AI agents reshape workplace roles, freeing employees for key tasks

Wed, 11th Jun 2025
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AI agents are transforming workplaces by automating routine tasks, freeing employees to focus on complex, strategic work across industries like recruitment and manufacturing.
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How to calculate your utilization: Professional Services 101

Mon, 18th Mar 2024
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Determining your consultancy's utilisation – involves assessing billable hours as a proportion of total hours worked, with automation offering time-saving calculation benefits.
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Salesforce launches next gen of its conversational AI assistant

Fri, 15th Sep 2023
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Einstein Copilot is a new generative AI-powered conversational assistant for every Salesforce application, baked seamlessly into the flow of work.
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Ivanti adds greater automation capabilities to Enterprise Service Management portfolio

Wed, 19th Aug 2020
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Ivanti enhances its enterprise service management portfolio with biometric authentication and automation bots.
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AI adoption stalling despite huge industry growth

Fri, 28th Feb 2020
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Despite the APAC region's AI potential, trust issues, biases, and lack of transparency stall adoption, as revealed in an Ernst and Young poll.
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Are you ready for the hyperautomation wave?

Wed, 19th Feb 2020
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Hyperautomation, a top 2020 strategic tech trend per Gartner, integrates AI, RPA, and process mining to enhance workplace efficiency and elevate human roles.
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Humans to be working alongside robots in retail within 5 years - Gartner

Wed, 5th Feb 2020
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Retailers will embed robots into their workforce by 2025, with AI and automation transforming warehouse operations, says Gartner.
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Gartner: AI to replace 69% of a manager's workload

Fri, 24th Jan 2020
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A Gartner report foresees AI replacing 69% of managers' workloads, redistributing focus to learning, performance management, and goal setting within four years.
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Nintex adds raft of process templates for customers

Wed, 15th Jan 2020
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The gallery includes more than four dozen templates across business departments such as IT, operations, procurement, sales, marketing, HR and finance.
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ANZ employees open to next-gen tech in the workplace

Wed, 24th Jul 2019
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45% of Australians and 49% of New Zealanders appreciated specific tools such as AI and bots, because they believe it enables them to focus on other things.